Chickens were widely raised across southern Central Asia from 400 BCE through medieval periods and likely dispersed along the ancient Silk Road
The reason for the proximity between Paleolithic extensive stone quarries and water sources: Elephant hunting by early humans
Far more female infants than male infants died in Europe from 1700–1950. Researchers have been investigating why
Prehistoric mobility among Tibetan farmers, herders shaped highland settlement patterns, cultural interaction
Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago and lived alongside Neanderthals, according to three new studies
The abundance of European insect invaders may be a result of deliberate introductions of non-native plants into Europe’s colonies
The strengthening of the summer monsoon played a key role in the dispersion of Homo sapiens from Africa to East Asia during the interglacial between 70,000 and 125,000 years ago
Earliest evidence for domestic yak found in the southern Tibetan Plateau, using both archaeology and ancient DNA
Hunting of straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals 125,000 years ago; the study has been published in PNAS
In search of the last Neanderthals: The Universities of Bologna, Siena, and Haifa will conduct a new ERC-funded project with 13 million euros